In most instances, when USDA projects a large crop for a given year, it usually gets even bigger as the crop is being harvested. This was certainly the case with the recently released November 9 USDA Crop Report, which featured major increases in...

Many crop producers in the upper Midwest, but not all producers, are coming off one of their best crop production years ever in 2016, as far as corn and soybean yields are concerned. In addition, many farm operators in the same region that are...

As the 2016 corn and soybean harvest season is wrapping up, some producers have wondered if there will be any 2016 crop insurance payments, given the lower crop prices this fall, especially for corn. f
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Many farm operators in Minnesota, Iowa, and other upper midwestern States are experiencing some excellent corn and soybean yields, with yields in some areas topping the record setting yields of 2016. The combination of timely planting, adequate...

Above normal temperatures during the second half of the growing season in most of Minnesota has allowed the 2016 corn and soybean crop in many areas to either reach maturity, or be very close to maturity, by late September. Most of the early...

In a couple of weeks, we will enter full-scale fall harvest for the 2016 growing season, which makes it is a good time for farm families to review the farm safety procedures in their farming operation. More farm accidents occur during the fall...